The FSC Board of Directors is mandated by the FSC AC statutes to manage the organization. The board of directors is the highest decision-making body in the organization after the FSC General Assembly (which is the supreme authority of the organization), being elected by the FSC membership to guide and provide oversight to the organization.

There are three levels in which decisions are taken and the organization sets its course: via the FSC General Assembly, the Board of Directors, and the Director General.